SportSocceroos defender confirms Saudi switch

The UN refugee agency has referred the case of a Saudi woman claiming asylum to Australia for consideration. Rahaf Alqunun, 18, was stopped by Saudi officials in Thailand on her way to Australia. She barricaded herself in a hotel room at a Bangkok airport, saying she risked being killed by her family if she was deported back to Saudi Arabia. The UNHCR has assessed her case and found she is a refugee. In a statement, the Department of Home Affairs says it will consider the referral from the UN in the usual way.

The Australian defender is close to linking up with Trent Sainsbury.

+ Former Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar defender Matt Jurman has left South Korea to link up with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, the club confirmed The 28-year-old centre-back was part of the Caltex Socceroos squad at the FIFA World Cup™ in Russia but didn’t feature in any match in the group stage.

The 24-year-old impressed earlier this season during Red Star's Champions League campaign against Paris St Germain, Liverpool and Napoli.

Khashoggi case: Saudi refuses to confirm Qahtani's whereabouts

Saudi authorities are refusing to confirm the whereabouts of Saud al-Qahtani, the former top aide to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman(MBS), according to the Washington Post. Qahtani was fired in October, just days after the gruesome murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi came to light. In November, the Kingdom confirmed that he was under investigation and banned from leaving the country. Since then there has been no official statement in the case, the Washington Post reported.

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A starter in both of Australia's Asian Cup fixtures so far, Degenek signed the contract in Dubai before the Socceroos moved to Al Ain ahead of Tuesday's clash with Syria.

"I'm very happy and very honoured to be part of a big club," Degenek said in a video posted by the Asian Champions League contenders.

"The biggest club in Asia - I'm looking forward to seeing all the fans, meeting all my teammates."

Serbian news outlets reported before the start of the tournament Al Hilal were preparing a bid to activate a three million euro ($A4.9m) release clause in Degenek's contract at Red Star.

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